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Gigabit PCI Adapter User’s Manual Model # ALN-318C.
1 Copy right Copyright 2002 by this company. All rights r eserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, tran smitted, transcr ibed, stored in a retrieval system , or translated into any .
2 Contents 1 Introduction ........ 3 1.1 System Requirements ............ 3 1.2 Package Contents ............... 3 2 Hardware Insta llation Instructions ........ 4 3 Software Driver Installation ............. 5 3.1 Gigabit PCI Adapter Software Driv er Installation Procedures……… …….
3 1 . I n t r o d u c t i o n Gigabit PCI Adapter Installation CD is an All-In-One inst allation utility for Gigabit PCI Adapter. It automatica lly detects and installs recently ins talled Gigabit PCI Adapter hardware under Windows 98SE, ME, 2 000, and XP.
4 2. Hardware Installation Instructio n s 1) Turn off compu ter and remove its c over. 2) Insert the contact edge of t he adapte r card into the conne ctor of any available PCI Bus master expans ion slot. Press th e card firmly in to the c onnector to PCI s lot.
5 3. Software Driver Instal lation 3.1 Gigabit PCI Adapter Software Driver Installation Pr ocedures Insert Gigabit PCI Ada pter Installa tion CD into CD-ROM drive th en window belo w will appear. Inst all Dri ver: Click Install Dri ver to star t Gigabit PC I Adapter in stallat ion process.
6 3.1.1 For Windows ME, 2000 and XP 1) Once click Install Driver to start the Gigab it PCI Ada pter inst allation, window below w ill appear 2) After Gi gabit PCI Adap ter Installat ion Utilit y finishes installing c orresponding Gigabit PCI Adapter device driver, win dow below will appear.
7 3) Click Exit to close Gigabit PCI Ad apter Installation Utility. 4) To check if Gigab it PCI Adapter is properly installe d: For Windows XP (a) Right-click “ My Compute r ” on the Deskt op (b) .
8 Figure 2 - Real tek Gigabi t PCI Adapter Figure 3 – IC Pl us Gigabit PCI Adapter.
9 3.1.2 For Windows 98SE 1) Once click Inst all Dri ver to start the Giga bit PCI Adapter installation, window be low will appear: 2) Afte r Gigabit PCI Adapter Installat ion Uti lity finishe s copying G igabit PCI Adapt er device driver, window below w ill appear then click OK to re boot your sy stem.
10 3) For <Marvell> & <Rea lt ek> Gigabit PCI Adapt ers: Æ After system boots up, the device driver will be installed completely. For <IC Plus > Gigabit PCI Ada pters: (a) After.
11 (c) Select Sp ecify a loc ation (utility automatic ally gives dr iver location, so yo u don’t have to en ter the drive r location path) then click Next to contin ue, (d) Click Next to contin ue,.
12 (e) For Windows 98SE, sy stem will ask yo u to insert Wi ndows 98S E installat ion CD, Please in sert t he CD and cl ick “OK” , (f) Enter correc t file path and click “OK” , (g) A fter oper.
13 (h) To finish setting up your new device driver installation, operating system will show message and ask to r estart your c omputer. Click “Yes” to complete the Syst em Settings Chang e. (i) To check if Gigabit PCI Adapter is proper ly installed: i.
14 3.1.3 For Windows 98 First Edition < For IC PLUS /Realtek> When system boots up first time with new Gigabit PCI adapter presents, Windows operation system will dete ct new har dware and ask for hardware driver.
15 3.1.7 For Netware x <For Marvell ONLY> 1) Login to Netware x a fter ins tall Mar vell Gigabit PCI Ad apter. 2) Put Gigabit PCI Adapter installation CD from product packag e into CD-ROM drive and go to device dr iver CD location, and the n find Marve ll Gigabit PCI Adapter device driver .
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